Baron Lawrence, of the Punjab and of Grateley in the County of Southampton, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Peerage of the United Kingdom

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. It was created in 1869 for Sir John Lawrence, 1st Baronet

John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence

John Laird Mair Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence, GCB, GCSI, PC , known as Sir John Lawrence, Bt., between 1858 and 1869, was an Englishman who became a prominent British Imperial statesman who served as Viceroy of India from 1864 to 1869.-Early life:Lawrence came from Richmond, North Yorkshire...

, the former Viceroy of India. He had already been created a Baronet, of the Army, in 1858. His son, the second Baron, served in the Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

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 administrations of Lord Salisbury

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, GCVO, PC , styled Lord Robert Cecil before 1865 and Viscount Cranborne from June 1865 until April 1868, was a British Conservative statesman and thrice Prime Minister, serving for a total of over 13 years...

 and Arthur Balfour

Arthur Balfour

Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC, DL was a British Conservative politician and statesman...

 as a government whip

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 from 1895 to 1905. the titles are held by his great-grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1968.

Two other members of the Lawrence family may also be mentioned. Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence

Henry Montgomery Lawrence

Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence was a British soldier and statesman in India, who died defending Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny.-Career:Lawrence was the brother of John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence and was born at Matara, Ceylon...

 was the elder brother of the first Baron Lawrence. Charles Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence of Kingsgate

Charles Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence of Kingsgate

Charles Napier Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence of Kingsgate , styled The Honourable Charles Lawrence between 1869 and 1923, was a British businessman and railway executive.-Background and education:...

, was a younger son of the first Baron.

Barons Lawrence (1869)

• John Laird Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence
  John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence
  John Laird Mair Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence, GCB, GCSI, PC , known as Sir John Lawrence, Bt., between 1858 and 1869, was an Englishman who became a prominent British Imperial statesman who served as Viceroy of India from 1864 to 1869.-Early life:Lawrence came from Richmond, North Yorkshire...
  
   (1811–1879)
• John Hamilton Lawrence, 2nd Baron Lawrence
  John Lawrence, 2nd Baron Lawrence
  John Hamilton Lawrence, 2nd Baron Lawrence was a British peer and Conservative politician.Lawrence was the son of John Laird Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence, Viceroy of India, and Harriett Katherine Hamilton. Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence and George St Patrick Lawrence were his uncles...
  
  (1846–1913)
• Alexander Graham Lawrence, 3rd Baron Lawrence (1878–1947)
• John Anthony Edward Lawrence, 4th Baron Lawrence (1908–1968)
• David John Downer Lawrence, 5th Baron Lawrence (b. 1937)

There is no heir to the barony and baronetcy.